“There are over 700 flags placed to honor fallen veterans in the cemetery,” said Dick Deibert, a member of the group’s Honor Guard. “Before the Memorial Day dedications, I get out there the Friday before to make sure everything is in place.”

(This is the second and final part of this feature on Joe Young and his Youngiefest event.)

When Joe Young put together his first Youngiefest celebration, it was a gathering of his former students who had gone on to become successful businessmen.

“When I talked to these men and realized what they have accomplished, it keyed something in my mind,” Young said. “Some students in schools today are bored with traditional school classroom instruction, just like some of the people in my classes.”

This year’s Youngiefest was held May 18 at Victor C. Talotta Park, Cementon.

Young gathered his former students May 18 at Victor Talotta Park, 5185 Dewey St., Cementon, for Youngiefest, a reunion of sorts.

Young was orphaned at age 7 and went on to graduate from Tamaqua High School in 1959. He graduated from Stevens Trade School for Fatherless Boys in 1964. He went on to establish his supremacy in trades. After a stint with M&M Candies, he began teaching at Upper Bucks County Technical School.

Mike Leondi, vice president with the Rockefeller Group, briefed Hanover Township Council on the status of the Willowbrook Road and Race Street projects at the meeting June 19. Leondi had a detailed schedule outlining the plans from October 2018 to October 2019.

The project is behind the original schedule, and the public is frustrated with the traffic interruptions.

Catasauqua Borough Council took the first part of its workshop meeting June 24 to interview candidates for the vacant seat on council.

All of the candidates were given an opportunity to present their views and answer questions from council. Two names were submitted for nominations. Tammi Hauser received the required three votes in the first round of voting.

Hauser will be sworn in at borough council’s regular meeting July 1. She replaces Christine Weaver, who resigned last month.

Time flies when you are having fun — and that was the case for Taylor House Brewing Company.

The local microbrewery, located at 76 Lehigh St., Catasauqua, celebrated its anniversary June 1. In honor of the occasion, the brewery hosted a celebratory weekend with specials, music, food and more May 31-June 2.

To celebrate, Mike Lessa, master brewer, crafted a dry, double-hop IPA that was released June 1.

“We are making one keg of it — and when it’s gone, it’s gone. Depending on the reaction we get, we might declare it an anniversary beer and serve it every year,” he said.